The Cedarville Herald, Volume 25, Numbers 1-26

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Saleprice 4c. >Sale price is...- 8 c i.. ■...**74c 1 e k Mercerized Petti. >r< t 1.50 98c >r Iowa Dressing h> 79c i . 17" different odors, oj . 30c i] - Soap* cake for 19c e Powder, regular il 9c r« . 17c t Tooth Soap 16c, ?n jbifoams price 25c nl 17c t Foolh Powder 17c ur Areata, sold every r< price . 39c i . ;b Vaseline Cam* ,‘i ted Hands, m l silk Ribbon, 10c it 4c id * big Sale l ff >n tk* 126,1.76,2.00 ,t 89 c, 1.36,160. . Valet, 0.00, ex|U^ >a lairt- Wahjto, iM t ' ^ ., 80 c ci Hlaeewaee,- Oreart in Holder*, Sugar and Ssbta, Water PflcHf Sciatic for eswik&e O»r 3 obUtorR 01)1 Cfoajwe mb m I-* .otherfirm. When this item la marked by an Judex, it denotertwh your suhucrip tiimw overdue and a promptpayment is desired. 5 V TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR; ■■ / , - , • * a , ' ■ y - *-• ' -- --------------- —J— r7rrr~7.^^'’.-r^"r’* .. N O - ®- . ' CEDARVILLE. OHIO. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17. 1902 . " - y FRIGE $ 1,00 h YEAE- T o C l o s e S e v e r a l L i n e s o f t . ■ . « j W e O f f e r S h i r t s t h a t s e l l R e g u l a r l y a t 3 0 c , 7 5 c a n d $ 1 , | _ > Y o u r C h o i c e f o r 2 5 c . S i z e s 1 4 t o j T i e s t h a t s e l l a t 5 0 c e n t s ; ' j P u f f s , F o u r - i n - h a n d s , T e c k s & c , v , Y o u r C h o i c e f o r 2 5 c e n t s . y * . j T i k e are making some i * * very low prices on ! heavy weight spits and , ' * ' . j overcoats, ‘ j It ’will pay you to in­ i'vestigate., j ; , , i : *"i 1 . 0 . d a Y i s , TAILOR HATTER FURNISHER !....-w.. - v Y ‘ ' y, ^ - • GAS Xenia Sewer Commission Exposed at the Haftds of the Citizens’ Committee. DOWNFALL OF OFFICIAL ORGAN The “Gang” Receives Another Set-back by the Report of T. L Magruder, J. D. - ■ .-Steele andGeorge little. Who Will Still Continue to Examine Affairs.. —Whole To,wn in Turmoil.---Hcrald's Time to' Crow, ■ _ Many qf our readers may no doubt. payers, not, only out' of Xenia but in wonder why the Herald lifts for some [the city also, have, assured us that we time taken such an active part in the would.come out victorious in the end Xenia sewer muddle. It dues' BeenrpOT^!ie inyvit;bJo;'-as h'eome ,father odd to see a member ot the-“ ru j ®hd sure enough it canie as waspre- al pYess," ns we are So often culled, •' ■’ ■ takepart in another town’s fight. In order Jto review the, cage for those not y^fl n I so well posted we will go 1 Wok to the beginning of the trouble,- f ', O h •October* 12 we gave a very caustic criticism of the Sewer Com’-! mibsinn’s work in that they were at­ tempting to “ hold - up*’ the Court House Building Commission for an unjust sum for figwer privileges. Judge H, L, Smith represented the Sewer Commission, but after an at­ tack oft this outrageous nifair.the' ques­ tion uever came up again. . , , At thisjunction, the Xenia, Edition of the Springfield *Press - Republic tames to 1 the support of the Sewer Commission under the caption of. An article, “ The' Hysterics of County Papers was Unnecessary.” The week .following, Oct, 19, we quote a mem­ ber of the Court House Building Com* missiony substantiating every state-, tnent-we made the week previous. ,We nleo stated that it was not just to distinguish the court house from any fit,her bitiidjng. when hotels tand jesi- . dence3 were, classed the same ‘ and charged the same, rate per foot. We attempted.to Show that the work of this Sewer Commission was not' as it should have been and that the citizens should he on the alert, ior any body or organization that would pursue the steps, as this one lias, we would have to hold a close rein. Again the Official organ, comes to their rescue,by an able (?) defence by stating that “ The more fight that is thrown on the matter ol the request which was made of the Court House Building Commission by the Sewer Commission, the more reprehensible appears the attack on the latter board by one of the “County papers. It was a vile, -scurrilous attack, nod was utterly without foundation. The Sewer Commission is composed of men who have, as far aScan he found out, administered the matter wisely and who have carried out the plans of (he city in a careful, business like way. As far as the controversy oyer flic County’s share of the payment con­ cerned the paper referred to has got teu things woefully mixed.. * * * This is the whole matter as was stated Aday or two ngo, and there bus been absolutely nooccasion h r the person alitieS that have been indnlged iu by the rural press.” The reader will readily see why the. Herald has taken the stand.it; 1 ms, flmt. it was !u defeneo, of the tax pay­ ers outside of Xeula, and second we are endeavoring to prove to the,-pub­ lic, although we are- Considered weak and insignificant,that we received pur information at the fountain head, and that we were for justice and not con­ trolled i»y a set o f *grafters.” The present management has always tried to lx- free and Independent and that whenever a statement was published ’ the public cotild feel Confident that we were giving them the facts hfr the case and that such Information was not didst/ .1 to m to cover up the workof m ne«flertkj«g‘ *clique or organ hatHifir Time after time we hate been congratulated on the work we have been doing Mong thisline: anti m a f ia x Nothing could have 'ever, boon be­ stowed'upon ibis .burdened’ city of Xenia*that will* bring that much- sought relief-.‘ as when at a citizens’ meeting three estimable men, of that ^ily whre appointed to pry into-nnd exaimne'tlie qfiairs o f .Umt/'.Orgtiiiiza tion known as the Sewer L'o[Omission, whiefi the official organ "declares is composed of ‘ ‘men*who have,as far ns can be found out, administered, the matter wisely, etc.” That’s where the trouble comes. The Press-Republic seemed what mighlf'be termed a “ quit­ ter,” One o f the Herald’sarguments at the time wns^to go to t|ie bottom; and And out, not only go to the edge and look over. At this citizens’ meeting they found three of the official organ’s class of men, men who administer their affairs wisely, und frqra the report of this committee consisting of such mea ns T. L. Magruder nud George JLitfle, attorneys, aud J.' D. Steele, a manu­ facturer, one would imagine that the Press-Republic had the wrong mean ing. of “ wisely,” - \Vh|le there is no cp/nment op, the report by the committee they simply ■gave facts, From all- standpoints it seems this organization with its official Organ has silflered- ad ignominious de­ feat aud all go down in a heap to. gether, The first dash out'of the box there was an opinion read signed by such able lawyers as Judges O. (!. Shearer and E. II. Muuger aud P. R. Schnebley, that the payment of mon­ ey for the solicitors, secretary’s salary, und the appointment of a member of council on such ft board were illegal: Then there is the.farm proposition where 83,000 was paid for a $2,000 f!irm which, a few Weeks previous to the Sale, Wag only held at ^11,$00 The legal, printing, and engineering expenses are considered by those who know bs enormous. Then there wj - s the Issuufg et $30,000 in bonds end year before the money waS needed, which cost the city from 8 GOO to $1000 for iniereat*—some more finan­ ciering by'the men who the official organ says have “ administered the af fairswisely.” .The death knell of the whole affair is that the committee rec ommend that, until further investiga­ tion is made, property holders refrain from signing consents. There seems to- lie quite a contrast in the two Xenia dailies wilh refer­ ence to the secretary’s report of this investigation. One hn# the complete report, tli« other ft small measly re­ port covering less tli^n fwenfyfive fines. Possibly this sheet was of the opinion that those whom it has exalt­ ed to the skies would have a tendency to feel ft little “ sore.” The gqod work is to lie continued, for this committee has only gone through the surf mid Will now find the “ Work,” o f those who Imve ad­ ministered the ftffaifrt wiselyOO- . Xenia is havingX series of lectures by Prof. Zuebltn on “ British Mtinicl pal t o ” A very essential thing at this f»te day. The professor may be able to form ideastor theXeniansJmt w«i hardly ililbk So, especially th* Biwar Commission. BOLD BURGLARY. ‘ Night Watchman Tvemioiv made a good catch ’ Monday evefiing when he arrested John Monday,, colored,. The officer noticed peculiar action on the part of the maor and concluded to watch him. Monday ..ran Into tha officer at the reftr of Boyt/’s restaurant and’ he was inarched to- the station house. Just as they were about tolgo into the Mayor’s office, Monday made, blunge but failed to escape.., When he was searched a silver sugar shell was found -on Ins person, ' This aroused the officer’s' desire to know wh|it tin?prisoner threw -away when tlie arrest >yasj being made. Upon in­ quiry Monday stated that lie got the silverware at bharon’s saloon, but later denied having hud it at alf„ Office Keiinoit made an investiga­ tion to learn the owner of tlie shell and soon learned it came from 0 , &J. Ridgwny’s residence, also tint a gravy ladle.was missing und it is this article the officer thinks'Monday threw away when arrested, There was a chance for a good haul for the burglar at tlie same place—u bucket book, diamond ring, watch aud other silverware was evidently, overlooked. ‘ Monday bus served two' terms in the peu and an efFor.t -will be made this time to send him up under the Habitual Criminal Act. Monday Bad some assistance.in, his work, for everything had been plauued fot; a.whfdesahf robbery that uight. Early in the forenoon Ellis McMillan cohired, who baa served two terms in tlie pen, culled at' the drug store .and inquired as to Mr. Ridgway's where abouts. aud be Was informed that be was in Columbus. .Sometime aftqr supper Monday called at the drug store aud told Mrs. Ridgwuy that she was wanted at thc-Bell Telephony Ex­ change, she did not go herself, but. sent Mable Grain, who returned in a few minutes stating that she was not wanted at'all. It. is supposed that had he beeu able to get Mrs Ridgivay away once ho would have cniude a complete haul. ■ - Monday had. his hearing Tuesday morning before Mayor Wolford ou a .charge of burglary and was bound over to th'e Grand Jury to await the notion o f that body. He was sent fo jail in default of 8300 hail. . FOR GOV Two Years Hence is W. S. Kinnon of the House. TA m o t FOR SHERIFF How to Secure Purity- tn Politics.—Cin­ cinnati Under “Bossism.” —Warm ' Time Expected Next Spring At Local Election. I HIS FIRST CASE. A civil suit 5n Justice Wolford’s • * $1 • t court Tuesday attracted u good-sized crowd. Most all day the room was well filled with bystuuders to hear the arguments of, the attorneys as well as the testimony of the witnesses. The suit was brought by a Mrs, Slump, who resides near Selma, against u urn by the name of Grunt Farrell, who was a former renter of the place, The suit was for some corn which he promised to deliver aud for clovei pasture tor bis stock. Attorneys Rftn- kiu of Washington C, H. and Oiin Dobbins represented Mr. Farrell, while Attorney Faxson of Jamestown represented Airs Shoup. A number of poiuta in law were brought out by the -attorneys which caused considera­ ble argument', and several limes the discussion reached such a high degree that ctnipfiineuts of brotherly liars Were passed betweeu the two elder tlispensei-B of law. The case lusted well on to ten o’clock that night, the » gunknts of the attorneyft.being heard alter .supper, -This being, Mr. Dobbins' first suit many of his friends were present to lu-ur hitn plead his case before the court. In liis pleading he cited a number of passages of law which showed him to ■be" familiar with the statutes. While our yoling attorney is not sb polished fts the elder tatlor pays he was able to keep up his end of-the string, tn,ucl\ to the satisfaction of ffis friends, The decision was given yesterday morning and was isi favor of the plaintiff. -“Firs, find thatGrant Fur­ red! justly owes Bnfah J. Bhoup, platnulf, $I0a and that Sarah »)• Bhoupjustly owesGrant Fftricll the; sumof #7.75. TheCourtconsidersund SaysthatSarahJ, Bhoupshall recover of Grant Farrell #97,36 debt and itWOOfttS.” : Speaker ^IcKlivnon of the Ohio Legislature is suggested for governor to succeed Nash. Could a better se­ lection be made? ; Cool headed'and' true hearted in politics iis lie is houeSl And successful in business; rare. in ex­ ecutive ability, in public affairs ns lit­ is clean nud magnetic in personalitj; unentnngled in factional politics as hi is true and loval Id.the ’ best interest of (he people whqni he hasrepresented te)m after term in'the Legislature. There is none - better qualified and equipped-to biiudle the executive af fairs of the State of Ohio than W, S. MeKinjidn, of Ashtabula county, ] ‘ ' ', -V Without question the snfoon. and liquor puajpess h.is been a .great fac­ tor in state, County and municipal politics,--but.it seem^it: has. hud . Jts day.' Fuvity in politics cntCu'cvcii b« realized as loog ns this situation , ex ists. Aft exiunple worthy' of notice is in (Jiucinnati's Mayor,- Julius Fleischmann, who is n distiller and nils a .wholesale-liquor house. How- can dip people of that city over ex pact to get the liquor element under control vyiih such rule.* In.many re. spects Ficischmari has made the Queen Oity a good mayor, yet We sfee nothing in his work whore he has at tempted to enforce the Sunday clos­ ing law, when saloons in the. heart ot the city run openly, that- is, by tin side entrance. Prize fights have been stopped there, hill at no time Inis been nil effort made to stop the liquor traffic on Sunday. ,Whv does this condition of affairs exist? Simply from, the fact that Cincinnati is un­ der “ bossism rule” nt the hands of Hon. George B.-Cox, wlm gets ho support largely from the liquor ele­ ment, . From all indications politics for cimnty, township and corporation will reach a high tension by the first Mon day in April. This spring will he what is known ns the big year in pol­ itics lor the reason that there are so many offices'to fill, nud most all hrive hjjUl two terms which only- adds more to the fight, In the corporation we have nearly a complete ticket to elect: mayor, marshal, clerk, treasurer, four members ot council and street C 6 m raissiouer. • In the township there will be clerk, trustee, assessor, justices oft the peec* an 1 two constables. In this school district there will be four places to fill In the county the citizens wjll have to elect prosecuting attorney, rotunds inner, probate judge, sheriff, clerk of court, infirmary director and coroner, —o-~ In the list of. candidates for sheriff next spring wfe will no doubt finjl our old'tbne clt'zen and honored friend, Frank Tiirbox*wbo.!s now serving as deputy sheriff, Tlie citizens of Cedar ville will, should Mr, Tarbox see fit to enter the race,-stay by him -to the unit. * It has been several year’s since Cedaryille has had. a’ representa­ tive in the county offices and we are sure the-Citizens of this county would have ait efficient officer in Mr.Tarbox, The professions) .office-seeker, the man who goes out of one office inift another will.meet his Waterloo ibis spring. We have to‘*inany good men capable of filling offices without hav­ ing to sort from this kind of political timber, ELECTRIC ROAD REVIEW, - Some twelve mouths ago found our citizens very much interested in elect trie road talk. At that time the people were about equally divided on the :wo propositions: one. from the Day ton,’ Springfield & Urbaiia ’ electric railroad company, nud the other from Harry Frey, a citizeu of Springfield; who was promoting a road through here. - Ou every Corner and in every store could be betu-d heated argu­ ments as to which road would be the first in operation. L«iter on came the getting, of con Bents from- the property holders, a" Very essential thing before the coun­ cil could'grant ft franchise.- The fight.for this was nip ami' tuck, some ot. the property holders refusing, to sign, while others were so anxious-for a road that they signed all the papers that c'anre' along, and the last one only revoked the previous one, so those .interested in this work never kmnvjust how much frontage they held. After some, very lively times in council meetings' a compromise was effected, in that both parties Were granted franchises. Tins, enued oiie of the most excitiug questions that ever came before Cednrville’s legisla­ tive body. ' At the beginning of the fight the D. S. & U. people offered to give bond thill their road would be completed iviihiu a specified time, and again made the proposition to members of oouiieUwlmq their guest satthe Ai .-.ade Hotel in Springfield, but the opposing members of council to this' company did not deem if necessury, .'ns .(hey woujd take the company’s word for the completion of the road, Their object ju rejecting such an olfet was never fnfly understood, but it is thought that such an idea would not take Well with the Other promoter. Neverthclc-s it nutters not what it was done for, ns council made a great mistake, for if we remember correctly G’edarville would nt the present time he about #5000*to thegood. There is one thing oe.rtaiu Gbdnrville would eithcr'liayc had .« road or the stipu 1 1 ted sum. Railroads are not built in Jive or six-months, for many compan­ ies are two or three years . in getting everything complete. •No doubt, with a 85000 loss hanging over the head ol the company Borne effort would be to save the amount, But then all this came upon the uninformed public as well ns council ,and all will be bet ter prepare! to handle future ques lions oi this character, ELECTED OFFICERS, The members of the Xenia, Cedar- ville, JnmestoWu .and Wilmington Traction Company met in Xenia Monday und elected officers; Presi­ dent, J, E. Lowes; Vice Piesideut and General Manager, \V. H, Man­ ning; Secretary nud Treasurer, R. R Grieve; Attorney, M. J. Hartley; Directors, J. E. Lowes, W. H. Alan* liiug, R. R. Grieve, M. J Hartley, IL 0 ,s Dean, J, H, Wolford, <jfny Manning, A. D. Baylpy, O. F. Petti* cord. r. . — "'Y ... LIBRARY BENEFIT CONCERT ; 1 A library benefit concert vyill be given at the opera house January 31 The Concert Will be given exclusively by home talent and there-are to be no large sums paid for directors or cos turtles; so the library people will doubtless realize a neat profit. .The program will consist of piano, vocal, violin hurt cornet solos, There will bo n male and mixed quartette and several choruses. Thoio will bo an elocutionist to add to the entertain* meat of the evening, “ Tlnrplat opens at McUollum’s next Friday, 21th, ftt lft ft nt, Admission 20c, ehHdreu; 15c. . No extra charge tof reserved scats: ■ ' Alt item in * Bpringeld paper state's that €hrt#. Riiigway Jr. is « candi­ date for state oil inspector, Cedar* Ville politicians ere now seeking 1ml- j r<d*that have been theirs in the past. ■f The Council.Takes Up a Number' of Important Ques* * - - - ' , * tions For Consideration. . . . •*- • • / / ■ ” *. ' * ORDINANCE GETS TWO READINGS Robert Hood Addresses the Council in Regard to a Damage Suit That is Likely to Be Brought Against the Corporation.—Engineer’s Report Show* a . ‘ Scarcity of Water in the Cisterns. Council met in- regular session, Monday evening, -with all members present. A large portion of the' ev­ ening was taken up by the discussion of topics that cover considerable bus­ iness. .The regular routine o f busi­ ness was taken up aud bills to the amount of S249.-0? were ordered paid-/ An ordinance for an increase in-the salary of the village Marshal from 820 to' 830 ‘ per month'was passed This ordinance can be found where in this issue. The different committees gave in nneforder such repairs ai^were necesr sary. ;' • . The question which concerned coun­ cil most was “ What is to become of Gerlarvilie’s volunteer fire depart-' meut?” This organization, along with' the famous old “ Ocean,” has carried away niany a banner in diflerent con­ tests over the Btute. At the meeting of the fire company a week ago Mon­ day might. the raeraberB decided to else d^baud from the fact, it is -said,' that itwas going to be . impossible to ap­ point all in ordfer that they mighLget their reports*and iVefind in-examining th.*t 8150 for their services at each ; tire, lhe company has ended ns. (bat of the Chief Engineer that the water-is very low in several of the cisterns. Ou n motion of Irvine, the engineer was instructed to fill all the cisterns; . From all appearance there ;s going to ho trouble ahead lor. thote who are appropriating the cistern Wa­ ter. Cisterns in the thickly nettled communities are very low, while those an the'nutside are Up to the standard. A resolution was read and passed empowering the Clerk to publish a. notice that tho Xenia, Cedarville, Jamestown & Wilmington Traction compunyjiad miide application for a franchise in the corporation. The ordinance for said compauy was pre sented and received two readings, and. .ill be ready for its final reading at next regular meeting. George Irvine, as chairman of ■ the street committee, presented a report from Mr. J, R. Orr ns to wlmt tlie corporation was going to ilo in regard to a fence along his property, as the county surveyor, in a recent survey,, found that the corporation „is .using some eight feet of Alr. Orr’a laiid as u roadway, and that the corporation's road bus been at'some time or another used from which to quarry stone, and that should said road he where it was originally intended, the council would have td fill in or frestlc over a part of the old Iliff premises. Mr. Orr offers the land to the corporation at the rate of $50 per acre In. order to get the matter straightened out. Council decided* to view the situation in a body Thursday afternoon. Robert Hood was present nnd asked to address the conncil for a few mo­ ments. He Btated that some time ago a friend of his who had come here from New York to visit him, met with an accident in front of George Harper’s residence at the end of the cement walk where pedestrians tire compelled to take-a path alongside’ barbed wire fence. He stales that the accident Was Unavoidable as he, himself, several times came near meeting the same fate. He further stated that his friend was hurt. aboiit the hip aud his clothing badly torn, and that lie had threatened suit for damages against the corporation, at the council was aware of the open ditch along side the narrow path, Mr Hood cited tuber instances where lady friends had ruined , fine dresses on Harper’s wire Fence, and that he does not call council’s attention td this matter tnl ltis own account, hut from the fact that the corporation is re­ sponsible for any damage that might arise from accidents at this 1 point, He also called attention to the offsets in the sidewalk along Harper’s prop, \ erfy that Should be filled Willi some suitable material. . ( Mr Hood’s remarks were well re ceived by the memhemof coqttdl and thsy dseided to inRp*cF'&*ete 'pint** ninny thought it would under the or­ dinance ' recently passed. Whether council was right or wrong in paSsing same, the work is done and the best will have to be made of it. Itis plain jto be seen that the present, company is not composed of the type o f men as those whose" work with old-“ Ocean” years back was heralded far and wide: Records do not show where the company broke uj> in a row at at any time because one got this ’and ° the other that. ’ No, they all' werd on ' tho same level: whether engine or hose men, all put their shoulder to the wheel and performed their duty. Members at that time did not value tlie protection of the town at the pah try,sum of one dollar and fifty cents. Neither did they -have a steamer, or two or three hose carts or modern equipment; it was the heat at the time' and everybody came to the assistance of the unfortunate one who. was losing his home by the hungry flames. It Seems fashionable nowa­ days to dress up and be a bystander attueflre! Such things may do in cities where the valuation is great enough .to bring' in revenue sufficient to bear this ex­ pense, but it is quite certain that Cedarville cannot have these luxuries on our valuation; We do not wish to be petsonal in our criticism on the fire department, for at various times they, as a body, have performed valiant service, but on the other hand they have taken some Very rash steps in some o f their meetings. *It might be said that in the disbandment of this notable organisa­ tion and in getting a ie-organisation, tho company will be cleared of. the “ knockers,” . Years ago the citizens joined the firecompany in order toper­ fect a means ol protection; but at the present day it appears as only a ref­ uge for a number to escape the pay­ ment of road tax. Upon motion of Andrew there will be called Thursday evening a meeting for the purpose of arranging for a re-organization of this ' company, An ordinance was handed In. by Irvine creating the office o f City So­ licitor at #106 a year, but it wad not taken up, as the hour was late. The members adjourned to meet again. Thursday evening. T hursday afternook Council viewed the Orr situation in regard to the road and resolved to place the matter in the .hands of the 6 trect committee who With the ftsebi- ehce o f an attorney are to get the straight of affairs. The Harper side* walk was viewed and ordered repaired. The impression is now that. Harper will hiw# 10 extend hi* eOV tot walk to the corporation line, o„.-i * Library &eu*8t. Conc«ft, JanttSiy *81, at Opera,House, Inn* *0%, *1, .